ES2313286T3 - ORNAMENTAL HOLDING DEVICE WITH DECORATIVE ORNAMENTS. - Google Patents

Abstract

Arrangements and methods for mounting decorative ornaments and fixtures having decorative ornaments are disclosed. The decorative ornaments may be, for example, beads, crystals, or gems. In one aspect, an arrangement is provided including a frame having an aperture and at least one ornament mounting post projecting from the frame, wherein the ornament is retained by the mounting post when the ornament is mounted on the mounting post. The ornament is mounted to the post by first deflecting the post to a first position, mounting the ornament, and then deflecting the post to its original position whereby the ornament is retained by the post and the aperture. In one aspect, ornaments may be mounted to apertures in a frame by means of one or more wires, for example, a wire passing through a plurality of ornaments. The arrangements and methods may be used for ornamental fixtures, for example, chandeliers and lamps.

Description

Ornamental clamping device with decorative ornaments.

Field of the Invention

This invention generally relates to provisions and procedures for mounting decorative ornaments, for example, crystals and beads, more specifically, to provisions and procedures for mounting decorative ornaments on devices of lighting, for example, chandeliers.

Background of the invention

The design of lamps, chandeliers and other decorative elements often implies the need to attach decorative ornaments or glass components (by example, octagonal or circular beads, pendants and others ornaments) to metal support structures. According to the practice of prior art, the coupling of these ornaments to structures normally require the use of intricate wires, hooks and other fixing means and may require tools special. In addition, mounting arrangements and procedures of the prior art usually need multiple steps of manufacture and assembly, multiple parts and / or materials, and require A lot of effort and are expensive to perform. Also many prior art wire assembly procedures they usually do not allow the desired placement or orientation of some components, for example, jewelry, pendalog crystals or oval-shaped pendants, although conventional hooks may allow some orientation of this type of ornaments, by example, with the help of gravity. The systems that allow the orientation of this type of components by other means to gravity generally require expensive and complex clamps, hooks or other coupling means. Aspects of the The present invention overcome these disadvantages of the prior art, among other things, mounting ornaments on devices Decorative

Summary of aspects of the invention

According to aspects of the present invention, provide arrangements and procedures for mounting ornaments  Easy to manufacture and assemble. Aspects of the invention include mounting devices and arrangements that have structures with an opening with a geometry that provides a receptacle (for example, a receiving slot, or a cavity) that has a mounting wire or pole adapted to receive and retain a ornament, specifically, to retain an ornament in a default orientation. Aspects of the present invention they also provide a mounting device or structure of ornaments that can be manufactured in a single operation, by example, stamped, to produce the cavity and pin of mounting. Unlike the provisions and procedures of the prior art, in one aspect of the invention, few are needed additional components, or none, to attach the ornaments to Mounting structures In addition, aspects of this invention provide for the assembly of ornaments in which the orientation of ornaments can be controlled, for example, with little or no influence of gravity, without the need for clamps, hooks or other coupling means. Aspects of the invention they also provide procedures and devices to provide decorative ornaments to lighting devices, for example, to directional lighting devices, whose orientation can change without changing the orientation and appearance of ornaments regarding lighting devices. Aspects of The present invention can be adapted to a wide range of configurations of structures and ornaments and can accommodate a Wide variety of different ornaments. Unlike the prior art procedures, in aspects of the present invention, the assembly of ornaments in the structures is simple and effective, for example, the number of pieces is minimized and there is no Need for special tools.

Unlike the prior art, aspects of The present invention allows the designer of the accessories place and orient ornaments, for example, crystals octagonal, in the orientations you want, for example, to improve the visual appearance of the ornament, in a way that was not possible so far. For example, according to the prior art, ornaments, for example, crystal octagons, are usually mounted by means of hooks or chains for hanging ornaments. The placement and orientation of these prior art means, By its nature, it is subject to the force of gravity. That is to say, the force of gravity can participate in the desired orientation of the ornament, for example, to achieve a desired visual effect,  and restrict the designer to certain positions and orientations Accepted ornaments. However, according to aspects of the invention, the severity limiting effects can be overcome providing procedures and devices that place and guide ornaments in a predetermined orientation, without the limitations imposed by gravity. According to aspects of the invention, ornaments can be mounted, for example ornaments perforated, to improve the visual appearance of the ornament individual or visual aspect of the arrangement of ornaments. According to one aspect of the present invention, this is achieved by the interaction of the mounting element, be it a pin, pole or wire, and the inner surface of the opening in which it Mount the ornament. In one aspect, the internal surface of the openings and the post, pin or wire interact to guide the ornaments in a predetermined orientation. How will it turn out more clear when contemplating aspects of the invention indicated below and the attached drawings, this interaction, support or contact between The ornament and mounting device allows the designer to ornaments devices place and orient the ornaments of crystal in a way that was not possible so far.

An aspect of the present invention is a readiness to mount a decorative ornament that includes a structure that has an opening, the opening having a internal surface; and at least one protruding mounting post of the opening, the mounting post being adapted for insertion through an ornament piercing; holding back the ornament using the mounting post and the inner surface of the opening when the ornament is mounted on the pole of mounting. In one aspect of the invention, the mounting post is flexible and is adapted for flexion from a first position to a second position to mount the ornament.

Another aspect of the invention is an arrangement. to mount a decorative ornament, which includes a structure with an opening that has an internal surface; and means to mount the ornament to the structure, the means being adapted for join in an ornament piercing; retaining the ornament by means of mounting and by means of internal surface of the opening when the ornament is mounted in the structure. Means for mounting the ornament may include at least one mounting post protruding from the structure, for for example, a pin or wire mounted, for example, so integrated with the structure.

Another aspect of the invention is a process. to mount a decorative ornament on a structure that has a opening and a flexible mounting post, the opening having one internal surface, including the procedure the steps of flex the mounting post from a first position to a second position; mount the ornament on the mounting post on the second position; flex the mounting post that has the ornament to the first position; and retain the ornament in the opening by means of the mounting post and the inner surface of The opening. In one aspect of the invention, the opening defines a plane or surface, in which, in the first position, the post of assembly is essentially parallel to the plane or the surface and, in the second position, the mounting post is arranged so fundamentally not parallel to the plane or the surface.

Another aspect of the invention is a device ornamental that includes a structure that has at least one opening, the at least one opening having an internal surface; and at least one mounting post that protrudes from the structure, the mounting post being adapted for insertion through a perforation in the ornament, the ornament being retained by means of the at least one mounting post and the internal surface of the at least one opening when the ornament is mounted on the al minus a mounting post. In another aspect of the invention, the ornamental device is an ornamental lighting device, for example, a chandelier or chandelier.

Another aspect of the invention is a device ornamental that includes a structure with at least one opening, the at least one opening having an internal surface; and means to mount the ornament on the structure, being adapted the means for assembling a hole in the ornament; holding back the ornament by means of mounting the ornament in the structure and internal surface of the at least one opening when the ornament is mounted on the structure. In one aspect, the means to mount the ornament can be at least one post of mounting protruding from the structure, for example, at least one pin or wire

Another additional aspect of the invention is a readiness to mount a decorative ornament that has an axis and a mounting hole that does not pass through the center of gravity of the ornament, including the layout a structure that has a surface, and the structure having an opening that has a internal surface; and at least one mounting post that protrudes from the structure, the mounting post being adapted for the insertion of the ornament through the mounting hole; in which, when the ornament is mounted on the mounting post, the axis of the Ornament forms an angle greater than 0 degrees with the vertical.

Another aspect of the invention is an arrangement. to mount decorative ornaments, in which each ornament has at least one perforation, including the provision a structure with a plurality of openings, the openings having an internal surface; and at least one wire adapted for the insertion through the perforations of a plurality of ornaments; in which ornaments are retained by al least one wire and the at least one inner surface of the opening when ornaments are mounted on the wire.

Another aspect of the invention is a process. to mount a plurality of decorative ornaments perforated in a structure that has a plurality of openings, the openings an internal surface, including the procedure the place the plurality of ornaments in the plurality of openings in a first side of the structure, being able to access the ornament perforations from the second side of the structure opposite to the first side; pass at least one wire through a plurality of ornament perforations on the second side of the structure; and retain the plurality of ornaments in openings by means of at least one wire and the inner surface of the openings.

Another aspect of the invention is a device for mounting perforated ornaments, in which the device includes a structure with a plurality of openings, having the plurality of openings internal surfaces; and at least one wire adapted for the insertion, through the perforations, of the perforated ornaments; the ornaments being retained by at least one wire and the internal surfaces of the openings when ornaments are placed in the openings and the at least one Wire has been inserted through the perforations.

Another aspect of the invention is a device lighting that has decorative ornaments, including the lighting device a structure that has a plurality of openings; a plurality of ornaments mounted on the plurality of openings; means to mount the plurality of ornaments in the structure; a light adapted to illuminate the minus some of the plurality of ornaments. In one aspect, the structure can be a cylindrical structure. In another aspect, the structure can be a flat structure suspended from lighting device, for example, by one or more chains or posts.

Another aspect of the invention is a process. to mount a plurality of decorative ornaments perforated in a structure that has a plurality of openings, the openings an internal surface, and including the procedure the mount a plurality of wires in the structure, projecting each of the wires by at least one of the plurality of openings; assemble at least one of the decorative ornaments drilled in at least one of the plurality of wires by means of a perforation; and retain at least one of the ornaments decorative perforations in at least one of the openings by means of at least one wire and at least one of the internal surfaces of the openings.

Therefore, aspects of the present invention provide improved arrangements and procedures for mounting ornaments and ornamental devices, for example, devices ornamental lighting.

Brief description of the figures

The object of the invention is indicated in a manner particular and claimed distinctively in the claims at the end of the specification. The willing previously and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be easily understood from the following detailed description of aspects of the invention taken in combination with the attached drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a ornament retention structure that has provisions of ornament retention according to an aspect of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of a plurality of ornaments mounted on a panel of the structure shown in figure 1, according to an aspect of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a detailed view of the ornament retention arrangement shown in figures 1 and 2.

Figure 4 is a side view of the ornament retention arrangement shown in figure 3, view along lines 4-4, with the post of flexed mounting.

Figure 5 is a detailed view similar to the Figure 3 showing the assembly of a representative ornament (in Discontinue lines).

Figure 6 is a detailed view of the mounting arrangement shown in figure 5.

Figures 7A and 7B are a bottom view and a side view, respectively, of an ornamental device according to An aspect of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of another ornamental device according to an aspect of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a plan view of a mounting arrangement according to another aspect of the invention.

Figure 10 is a plan view of a mounting arrangement according to another aspect of the invention.

Figure 11 illustrates another aspect of the present invention that allows an oriented assembly of ornaments.

Figure 12 illustrates another aspect of the present invention.

Figure 13 is a plan view from in front of another aspect of the invention.

Figure 14 is a plan view from behind of the aspect of the invention shown in Figure 13.

Figure 15 is a cross-sectional view. of the aspect of the invention shown in Figures 14 and 15 seen at along lines 15-15 of figure 13.

Figure 16 is a plan view from behind of another aspect of the present invention.

Figure 17 is a perspective view of another aspect of the invention, similar to the aspect shown in the figure 8.

Figure 18 is an elevation view from in front of the aspect of the invention shown in figure 17.

Figure 19 is a top view of the aspect of the invention shown in Figure 17.

Figure 20 is an elevation view from in front of another aspect of the invention.

Figure 21 is an elevation view from in front of another aspect of the invention.

Figures 22 to 27 are perspective views of other aspects of the invention.

Figures 28, 29 and 30 are an elevation view from the front, a side elevation view and an elevation view from behind, respectively, another aspect of the invention.

Detailed description of the figures

The details and scope of aspects of the The present invention can be better understood by contemplating attached figures and their subsequent description. Figure 1 is a plan view of an ornament retention device 10 that it comprises a structure 11 and retention arrangements 12 of ornaments according to an aspect of the present invention. In appearance of the invention shown, structure 11 comprises a plurality of individual perforated triangular structure panels 14. According to this aspect of the invention, structure 11 is illustrated in a pre-assembled state, that is, before assembly of the structure panels 14 in a polygonal shape, by example, the triangular shaped ornamental device shown in figures 7A and 7B. According to the present invention, the structure 11 includes a plurality of retention arrangements 12 of ornaments that have openings 16, each opening 16 presenting one or several mounting pins or posts 18 for mounting ornaments. The structure 11 may also include means 19 for hanging the device 10, for example, eyelets, hooks or other structures conventional to hang the device 10.

Figure 2 illustrates a plan view of a structure panel 14 having a plurality of ornaments 20, 22 mounted inside on mounting pins 18 according to a aspect of the present invention. For greater clarity of the illustration, only a representative game is shown in figure 2 of ornaments 20, 22. According to this aspect of the invention, the ornaments 20, 22 may comprise perforated ornaments, it is that is, ornaments that have a through hole. Ornaments 20, 22 can be beads or perforated crystals, for example, beads multifaceted octagonal or multifaceted spherical beads. According an aspect of the invention, ornaments 20, 22, and all ornaments cited herein may comprise any type of account, stone, crystal or similar item perforated that can be used in decorative devices. By example, according to one aspect of the invention, ornaments 20, 22 they can understand any type of faceted or non faceted form (i.e. smooth transition), for example, spheres, cubes, cones,  bars, tubes, rods, prisms and similar shapes. Ornaments 20, 22 can be made of glass, plastic, metal, stone or any other conventional material from which they are normally made Ornamental beads Ornaments 20, 22 can also understand pierced gems, for example, diamonds, rubies, Sapphires, opals and the like. Ornaments 20, 22 may be made of a transparent, translucent or opaque material, by example, colored glass. In one aspect of the invention, the ornaments 20, 22 may also comprise illuminated ornaments, for example, lights or light emitting diodes (LED).

According to one aspect of the invention, the structure 11 may be made of any conventional material, for example, any conventional metallic or non-metallic material in the form of a sheet or plate. In one aspect of the invention, the structure 11 may be made of a metal plate or sheet, for example, iron, steel, stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, nickel, magnesium, copper, silver, gold or any other metal used for Conventional way in ornamental devices. In one aspect of the invention, the structure 10 may be made of plastic, for example, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyester (PE), polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon, PTFE) or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), among others plastics In one aspect of the invention, structure 11 may be made of a transparent, translucent or opaque material. In one aspect of the invention, structure 11 comprises a flexible material, for example, a flexible material capable of withstanding deformation or plastic or elastic flexion. In one aspect of the invention, structure 11 is manufactured from a plate or sheet having a thickness of between about 0.010 inches (0.025 cm) and about 0.5 inches (1.27 cm), for example, between about 0.020 inch
(0.051 cm) and approximately 0.25 inches (0.64 cm), usually between 0.020 inches (0.051 cm) and approximately 0.050 inches (0.13 cm). According to aspects of the invention, structure 11 (and other structures described herein) may comprise a fundamentally flat structure or plate, as shown in Figure 2, which may be formed by a plurality of multi-faceted three-dimensional shapes, by example, pyramids and polyhedra. However, in other aspects of the invention, structure 11 (and other structures described herein) may also be non-planar, for example, structure 11 may be curved, for example, to give a cylindrical structure, or a variety of three-dimensional shapes, for example, a sphere (for example, a faceted sphere), a pyramid, several polyhedra and any other conventional three-dimensional shape.

Figure 3 illustrates a plan view detailed of a mounting arrangement 12 shown in the figures 1 and 2. According to this aspect of the invention, arrangement 12 includes a triangular opening 16 in structure 11 and at least one post or mounting pin 18 fixed to structure 11 and protruding into the opening 16. In the aspect of the invention shown in Figure 3, the opening 16 has a triangular shape; without However, according to another aspect of the invention, the opening 16 can comprise a groove, a cutout or hole of any shape in structure 11, for example, an elliptical circular opening, triangular, square, rectangular or any polygonal shape, among other. In one aspect of the invention, the opening 16 it comprises a closed form, that is, a form that has a continuous internal surface 17 uninterrupted. In another aspect of the invention, the opening 16 may be an open form, that is, a shape that has an internal surface 17 that is discontinuous or interrupted

The cross section of the mounting post 18 It can have any suitable form. The mounting post 18 can be circular, elliptical, rectangular, square or polygonal. In a aspect of the invention, the mounting post 18 may have a polygonal shape, for example, rectangular, but have corners rounded result of the manufacturing procedure, by example, rounded corners that are normally found in stamped or stamped shapes. The mounting post 18 may have a thickness (for example, diameter) greater or less than the thickness of the structure 11, although, in one aspect of the invention, the thickness of the mounting post 18 is approximately equal to the thickness of the structure 11, for example, the mounting post 18 is manufactured to from the same plate or sheet material as the structure eleven.

As shown in figure 3, in a aspect of the invention, the mounting post 18 may be mounted in structure 11, so that the mounting post 18 protrudes towards the opening 16. In one aspect of the invention, the post 18 of assembly may be mounted on structure 11, the post 18 being Mounting essentially perpendicular to a surface 17 internal of the opening 16. In one aspect of the invention, the post Mounting 18 may be mounted on structure 11, the mounting post 18 fundamentally not perpendicular to a internal surface 17 of the opening 16. The mounting post 18 it can be mounted integrally with the internal surface 17 of the opening 16, the upper surface of the mounting post 18 essentially coplanar with the surface top of structure 11, for example, if post 18 of assembly and structure 11 are made of the same material, by example, trimmed, punched or punched from it material, that is, from the same sheet or plate. In a aspect of the invention, at least one opening 16 and the post 18 of assembly may have been manufactured by laser cutting, cutting by water jet, electric discharge machining (EDM), by example, EDM with thread, among other manufacturing procedures conventional. In one aspect of the invention, the cutting of a opening 16 and post 18 can be practiced with the help of a computer control In one aspect of the invention, at least one of opening 16 and mounting post 18 can be manufactured by lithographic procedures, for example, procedures Photolithographic

In another aspect of the invention, post 16 of assembly can be mounted on the surface of structure 11 or the lower surface of structure 11, projecting the post 18 mounting above or below the opening 16, by example, if opening 16 is made by drilling, punching or any of the cutting procedures to which You have referenced above. In one aspect of the invention, the mounting post 18 may be mounted above the upper surface of structure 11 or below the lower surface of structure 11 and can project towards inside the opening 16 forming an oblique angle, for example, an angle not parallel to the upper or lower surface of the structure 11. In one aspect of the invention, post 18 of assembly can be mounted on structure 11 by means conventional, for example, by welding (for example, resistance welding), strong welding, with an adhesive or by means of mechanical fasteners.

Figure 4 is a side view of the ornament retention arrangement 12 shown in Figure 3, view along lines 4-4. Figure 4 illustrates an aspect of the invention in which the mounting post 18 it can be flexed to a second position, for example, as shown by double arrow 24, to mount one or more perforated ornaments 26 (shown in dashed lines) in the mounting post 18. For example, in one aspect of the invention, the Mounting post 18 can be flexed, manually or automatic, as shown by double arrow 24, from a first position fundamentally parallel to the plane of the structure 11 to a second position fundamentally not parallel to structure plan 11. For example, in one aspect of the invention, the mounting post 18 can flex an angle α of at least 5 degrees from the horizontal, by example, at least 15 degrees or at least 30 degrees from the horizontal, so that ornament 26 can be mounted on post 18 of mounting. In one aspect of the invention, the opening 16 defines a plane and an angle? is measured with respect to the plane defined by the opening 16, for example, with respect to a plane defined by the edge top, bottom edge or center plane of opening 16. A in turn, the mounting post 18 can flex an angle? at least 5 degrees from the plane defined by opening 16, for example, at least 15 degrees or at least 30 degrees.

The assembly of ornament 26 on post 18 of assembly can be done simply by sliding the hole (or through hole) of the ornament by mounting post 18. According to present invention, the flexion of the mounting post 18 and the mounting of one or more ornaments 26 on the mounting post 18 may practiced manually or by automated means, for example, by means of a robotic actuator. In one aspect of the invention, ornament 26 can be mounted on post 18 with the help of a adhesive. In another aspect of the invention, before or after mount the ornament 26 on the post 18, the post 18 may deform, for example, bending or bending mechanically, to form a obstacle to help retain ornament 26 in the post 18. In one aspect of the invention, the angle of bending α can depend on the size of the ornament and must be enough to allow mounting of the ornament on post 18 of assembly, for example, without being hindered by the structure eleven.

According to the present invention, the flexion of the mounting post 18 may comprise elastic flexion, in which the mounting post 18 returns elastically from the second position flexed to fundamentally the first position not flexed without The application of external force. Flexion of the 18 post mount it can also comprise plastic flexion, in which the post 18 of assembly retains the second flexed position and must be returned by force to the first position not bent.

Figure 5 is another detailed view, similar to Figure 3, showing the assembly of the representative ornament 26 (in dashed lines) at opening 16 after the post 18 assembly has returned to the first position not bent after assembly of ornament 26. As shown in the figure 5, ornament 26, which may be one or more ornaments, is retains in the opening 16 by the mounting post 18 and the internal surfaces 17 of the opening 16. Specifically, the Ornament mounting 26 drilled on mounting post 18 prevents that the ornament 26 moves perpendicular to the plane of Figure 5, the bottom surface of the opening 16 prevents the ornament 26 scroll down in the plane of figure 5, and the two inclined internal surfaces 17 of the opening 16 prevent that ornament 26 escapes out of the end of post 18 of mounting. Therefore, this aspect of the present invention provides an effective setup and procedure for mounting and retain one or more ornaments in a structure of a ornamental device, for example, a chandelier, which characterized by its ease of manufacture and its simplicity of assembly, for example, without the need for assembly equipment Additional or special tools.

Figure 6 is a detailed view of the structure 11 shown in figure 1 and mounting arrangement 12  shown in figure 2 assembled as described in relationship with figures 3 to 5. In the aspect of the invention shown in figure 6, a representative section of the panel 14 of structure 11, which presents four (4) provisions 12 mounting with ornaments 20, 22. Each mounting arrangement 12 it has a triangular opening 16, a mounting post 18, and two ornaments 20, 22 mounted on each mounting post 18. In this aspect of the invention, ornament 20 comprises an account of multifaceted spherical glass and ornament 22 comprises a jewel made of multifaceted octagonal glass. The spherical account 20 includes a  through hole directed primarily along the axis of the account 20. The octagonal crystal jewel 22 includes a hole intern that is not directed along the axis of jewel 22, but which is outdated from the axis of the jewel, but fundamentally parallel to the axis of the jewel 22. The mounting arrangement 12 can be used in isolation or with multiple similar provisions or different in an ornamental device, for example, a ornamental lighting device, for example, a lamp, chandelier, or wall sconce.

Figures 7A and 7B represent a view from below and a side view, respectively, of a device 30 assembled ornamental comprising structure 11, panels 14 and mounting arrangements 12 having beads 20 and jewels 22 such as described in relation to figures 1 to 6. According to this aspect of the invention, the four (4) structure panels 14 shown in figure 1 have had beads 20 and jewels 22 mounted in mounting arrangement 12 as described in relation to with figures 3 to 5. The flat structure 11 not assembled, shown in figure 1, was folded or folded later along of the dividing lines of the panels 14 to form the Pyramidal structure shown in Figures 7A and 7B. According aspects of the present invention, in Figures 7A and 7B, the beads 20 and jewels 22 are mounted and retained by arrangement 12 mounting, no need for mounting elements or adhesives additional. Beads 20 and jewels 22 are simply retained by means of the mounting pins 18 and the internal surfaces of the openings 16. The ornamental device 30 can be used in isolated or with multiple similar or different devices in an ornamental device, for example, devices of ornamental lighting, for example, a lamp, lamp spider or wall sconce.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of another ornamental device 40 according to an aspect of the present invention. In this aspect of the invention, the device 40 ornamental comprises a cylindrical structure 41 which has mounting arrangements 12 that retain beads 20 and jewels 22 according to has been described in relation to figures 1 to 6. In this aspect of the invention, cylindrical structure 41 has been developed winding the flat structure 11 shown in figure 1. To more clearly, only part is shown in figure 8 representative of cylindrical structure 41 that has beads 20 and 22 representative jewels. The ornamental device 40 can be used in isolation or with multiple similar devices or different in an ornamental device, for example, devices of ornamental lighting, for example, a lamp, lamp spider or wall sconce.

Figures 7A, 7B and 8 illustrate another aspect of the invention that is not found in the prior art. Some of the ornaments illustrated in these figures, for example, the jewels 22 octagonal glass in figures 7A, 7B and 8, are ornaments that have perforations that do not pass through the center of the ornament, that is, the location of the center of gravity of these types of ornaments are outdated from the location of the through hole, through which the ornament is mounted on the mounting post 18. According to the prior art, the orientation of this type of ornaments, for example, pendalogs crystals or oval-shaped pendants, when mounted on a structure It is usually governed by the law of gravity. This type of ornaments are usually oriented so that their axes are directed down due to the gravity that acts in their centers of gravity. According to the prior art, any other type of non-vertical orientation normally requires the use of clamps, hooks and other complex and expensive couplings to guide the Ornament in a non-vertical direction. According to one aspect of the In the present invention, mounting arrangements are provided in the that this type of ornament can be mounted in any orientation desired without the need for any type of mounting element additional. The octagonal crystal jewels 22 in various orientations shown in figures 7A, 7B and 8 are examples of just some unconventional crystal orientations and not verticals that are possible by the present invention. The General characteristics of this aspect of the invention are illustrated in figure 11.

Figure 11 illustrates another mounting arrangement or device 80 according to another aspect of the present invention, in the that the orientation of the assembly of one or more ornaments can Modify with little or no influence of gravity. The figure 11 shows a cross section representative of a structure 81 for mounting, for example, a structure similar to the structure 11 explained above. In this aspect of the invention, the surface, indicated by dotted line 92, of structure 81 is oriented at an angle? relative to the vertical, represented by the dotted line 83. Structure 81 includes the minus an opening 82 (for example, a triangular opening, such as shown in figures 1 to 6), which has at least one post 84 for mounting, for example, a mounting post similar to post 18 Mounting explained above. As shown in the Figure 11, an ornament 85 having a through hole 86 (shown in dashed lines) is mounted on a pin or mounting post 84 in a typical manner of the provisions of assembly described above, i.e. mounting post 84 can be flexed to mount ornament 85. According to this aspect of the invention, ornament 85 has a center of gravity, indicated by point 87, and an axis 88, which is oriented forming an angle? relative to the vertical, represented by the line 89 of dots. According to this aspect of the invention, the hole 86 intern of ornament 85 may not pass through the center of gravity 87, however, according to the present invention, the orientation of axis 88 is not vertical, as would be dictated by the gravity and the conventional type. For example, according to the technique above, since the through hole 86 does not pass through the center of gravity 87, there is a bending moment in the ornament 85 trying to orient ornament 85 in one direction vertical, for example, in which the angle? is fundamentally zero. However, according to this aspect of the invention, the moment of flexion caused by the lag of the hole 86 through to center of gravity 87 is counteracts the contact between ornament 85 and at least the mounting post 84, and, in one aspect, the internal surfaces of the opening 82.

According to this aspect of the invention, the axis of the Ornament 85 can be oriented in the desired direction. By example, in one aspect of the invention, ornament 85 may be mounted on mounting post 84, the angle being the approximately equal to angle \ varphi, for example, if the angle var is about 45 degrees, the angle puede can be about 45 degrees. In another aspect of the invention, the angle the may vary with respect to the angle var. By example, in this aspect of the invention, the orientation of the post 84, which in the previous aspects of the invention shows fundamentally oriented parallel to the surface of structure 81, may not be parallel to the structure surface 81. For example, mounting post 84 may have an angle other than the orientation angle of the surface 92, that is, different from the angle var. The difference of the orientation of the ornament 85 can also defined or assisted by surface geometry internal to the opening 82. In one aspect of the invention, the orientation of the mounting post 84 with respect to the vertical can be approximately equal to the angle the, for example, when the through hole 86 is essentially perpendicular to axis 88. In Another aspect of the invention, through hole 86 may not be fundamentally perpendicular to axis 88 and the angle puede can be different from the orientation angle of the mounting post 84. Other geometric configurations of post 84 angle assembly and the angles? and? will be apparent to People familiar with the technique. According to one aspect of the invention, surface 82 may be a flat surface, such as  It is shown in Figures 7A and 7B, or a curved surface, such as It is shown in figure 8.

Figure 9 is a plan view of a device 50 or arrangement for mounting ornaments according to another aspect of the invention. In this aspect of the invention, the mounting arrangement 50 comprises a structure 51 (for example, a flat structure that has the described properties above for structure 11) and which has provisions 52 and 53 mounting in the form of sheets. According to this aspect of the invention, mounting arrangement 52 includes an opening 56 in the form of flower and a mounting post 58, and mounting arrangement 53 includes a flower-shaped opening 57 and a plurality of posts 59 assembly. In mounting arrangement 52, a account 20 and a jewel 22 representative ornamental, and accounts 20 Representative are shown in mounting arrangement 53. Also, representative accounts 20 and 70 are also shown. mounted on mounting arrangement 52; In this example, the account 70 is less than account 20. In addition, multiple accounts are displayed Representative 70 and 72 mounted in mounting arrangement 53; in In this example, account 72 is smaller than account 70. According to this aspect of the invention, beads 20, 70 and 72 and jewels 22 can be mounted on mounting posts 58 and 59 in a similar way to assembly of ornaments on the mounting post 18 shown in the Figures 3 to 5. That is, ornaments 20, 22, 70 and 72 can be mounted on provisions 52 and 53 by flexing posts 58 and 59 from the first position shown to a second position and, then returning posts 58 and 59 to the first position, such as shown in figure 9. According to aspects of this invention, ornaments 20, 22, 70 and 72 are then retained in mounting provisions 52 and 53 using posts 58 and 59 corresponding and the corresponding internal surfaces of the openings 56 and 57. In one aspect of the invention, ornaments they can also be retained in the mounting arrangement 50 by Contact with other ornaments. For example, as shown in the Mounting arrangement 53 of Figure 9, ornaments 20 and 72 mounted on mounting pins 59 can also be retained in the pins 59 thanks to the contact with ornaments 20, 72 adjacent. Also, as shown in Figure 9, the ornament 20 in the mounting arrangement 53 may be retained in the pins 59 by contact with one or more ornaments 20 adjacent. In one aspect of the invention, ornaments 20, 22, 70 and 72 can be retained by mounting posts 58 and / or 59, the internal surfaces of openings 56 and / or 57, and one or more adjacent ornaments. In another aspect of the invention, the ornaments 20, 22, 70 and 72 can be retained by posts 58 and / or 59 mounting and one or more adjacent ornaments, that is, only by one or several ornaments without the use of surfaces internal openings 56 or 57. The mounting arrangement 50 of ornaments can be used in isolation or with multiple similar or different arrangements in an ornamental device, for example, ornamental lighting devices, for example, a lamp, chandelier or wall sconce.

Figure 10 is a plan view of another arrangement or device 60 for mounting ornaments according to another aspect of the invention. In this aspect of the invention, the mounting arrangement 60 comprises a structure 61 (for example, a flat or circular structure that has the described properties above for structure 11) and having a plurality of mounting arrangements 62. According to this aspect of the invention, each mounting arrangement 62 includes an opening 66 in the form of Diamond and a 68 post mount. Account 20 and jewel 74 Representative ornaments are shown mounted in two mounting arrangements 62. Again, according to this aspect of the invention, bead 20 and jewel 74 can be mounted on pins or mounting posts 68 in a manner similar to the mounting of ornaments on the mounting post 18 shown in figures 3 to 5. In a aspect of the invention, jewel 74 is an ornament that has a through hole that does not pass through the center of jewel 74, by example, jewel 74 can be a similar octagonal crystal jewel to jewel 22 described above, although others may be used types of ornaments that have offset through holes. According to aspects of the present invention, ornaments 20 and 74 are they retain in mounting arrangements 62 by posts 68 and the internal surfaces of openings 66. Mounting arrangement 60 of ornaments can be used in isolation or with multiple similar or different arrangements in an ornamental device, for example, an ornamental lighting device, for example, a lamp, chandelier or wall sconce.

According to another aspect of the invention, the mounting arrangement 62 shown in FIG. 10 can be incorporated into a mounting arrangement 90 as shown in FIG. 12. In this aspect of the invention, a plurality of Mounting arrangements 62 in one or more rows in a structure 91 (for example, a flat or circular structure having the characteristics described above for structure 11). Each arrangement 62 includes openings 66 (for example, diamond-shaped openings) and mounting posts 68, as shown in Figure 12. The structure 91 may be rectangular, as shown, but any circular shape may be used. , oval or polygonal, and may include a central opening 92, for example, a circular, square or rectangular opening. As described in connection with Figure 10, mounting arrangements 62 may have any type of ornament mounted on mounting posts 68. In one aspect of the invention, a plurality of ornaments, for example, octagonal crystal jewels 74 (similar to jewels 74 shown in Figure 10) can be mounted in mounting arrangements 62. Four representative jewels 74 are shown in Figure 12, although usually most, if not all, mounting arrangements 62 include a jewel 74. In one aspect of the invention, jewel 74 is an ornament that has a through hole that does not passes through the center of jewel 74, for example, jewel 74 may be an octagonal crystal jewel similar to jewel 22 described above, although other types of ornaments having offset through holes may be used. According to aspects of the present invention, the jewels 74 are retained in the mounting arrangements 62 by the posts 68 and the internal surfaces of the openings 66, for example, as shown in Figure 11. The ornament mounting arrangement 90 it can be used in isolation or together with multiple similar or different arrangements in an ornamental device, for example, an ornamental lighting device, for example, a lamp, chandelier or wall lamp
wall.

Figures 13 to 16 illustrate aspects Additional of the invention. These figures illustrate aspects of the present invention in which one or more ornaments can be retained in a structure by one or several wires that are They attach to one or several ornaments. According to this aspect of the invention, although the term "wire" is used to simplify the explanation, those skilled in the art will understand that the term wire can indicate any type element filament, for example, a rod, wire, chain, cord or similar metallic or non-metallic element (for example, plastic) that can be used to function as shown and described

Figure 13 is a plan view from in front of a mounting arrangement or device 100 according to a aspect of the invention. Figure 14 is a plan view from behind an arrangement 100 shown in figure 13. In this aspect of the invention, arrangement 100 includes one or more ornaments 102 mounted on a structure 104 by means of one or several wires 106. In one aspect of the invention, one or more wires 106 may be adapted to be assembled to a plurality of ornaments 102. Ornaments 102 may be one or several of the ornaments described in relation to ornaments 20 and 22 above. Although it has been shown as a circular plate in Figures 13 and 14, structure 104 can be any type of flat or non-flat structure, circular or non-circular structure, for example, with the characteristics described above for the structure 11. In one aspect of the invention, structure 104 may comprise a structure similar to structure 11 shown in figure 11; the structure panels 14 shown in the Figures 1 to 6, 7A and 7B; the structure 41 shown in Figure 8; the structure 51 shown in Figure 9; structure 61 shown in figure 10; structure 81 shown in Figure 11; wave structure 91 shown in figure 12; among other types of forms of structures that can be used to mount ornaments. The structure 104 may include openings or holes 107 that may be used to mount the arrangement 100 in other structures, for example, in a lighting device.

According to one aspect of the invention, the structure 104 includes a plurality of openings or perforations 108 in the that a plurality of ornaments can be placed 102. Although the openings 108 shown in figures 13 and 14 are in the form of diamond, in one aspect of the invention, openings 108 may take any form adapted to receive an ornament 102, by example, any conventional form, including forms polygonal, circular and oval, among others. According to one aspect, at least one dimension of the opening 108 may have a size less than at least one dimension of ornaments 102, supported ornaments 102 against at least one edge of the opening 108 when ornament 102 is placed in opening 108. The relationship between the size of the ornament 102 and the size of the opening 108 is illustrates more clearly in figure 15. Figure 15 is a cross-sectional view of the arrangement 100 shown in the Figures 13 and 14, seen along the lines 15-15 of Figure 13. Although in one aspect of the invention openings 108 may be smaller than ornaments 102, in another aspect of the invention, openings 108 may be greater than 102 ornaments. For example, when openings 108 are larger than ornaments 102, ornaments can retained primarily by only one or more wires 106, for example, if the upper part of the device 100 is directed down (that is, when the arrangement shown in the figure 15 is inverted).

As shown in Figure 15, according to a aspect of the invention, ornaments 102 include at least one through hole or hole 110, through which you can wire 106 is introduced to retain ornaments 102 in the structure 104. According to one aspect of the invention, ornament 102 may include at least two through holes 110 and wire 106 it can be strung through the at least two holes 106 interns The wire 106 may be metallic, for example, made of iron, steel, stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, nickel, copper, Silver or gold, among other metals. In one aspect of the invention, the wire 106 is non-metallic, for example, plastic, for example, the wire 106 may be made of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyester (PE), polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon, PTFE) or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), among other plastics. In One aspect of the invention, wire 106 may be made of any material that is malleable, for example, malleable for adapt to be skewered through a plurality of perforations 110 in ornaments 102. Although wire 106 is illustrates how a circular wire, wire 106 can have various cross-sectional shapes, for example, wire 106 it can have a circular, elliptical cross-sectional shape, triangular, rectangular, square or any other polygonal shape. According to one aspect of the invention, the wire 106 can be made of coated or uncoated wire. In one aspect, wire 106 can be made of approximately 0.010 inch wire (0.025 cm) to approximately 0.125 inches (0.032 cm), per example, wire with a diameter of approximately 0.020 inches (0.051 cm) to approximately 0.030 inches (0.076 cm). In a aspect of the invention, the wire 106 may be made of nickel - chrome with a diameter of approximately 0.026 inches (0.066 cm). In one aspect of the invention, for example, as shown in figure 30, wire 106 may have some stiffness structural, that is, wire 106 can be sufficiently rigid to resist at least some axial load, that is, "load of spine ", and experience little or no lateral flexion. This feature can be especially useful when stringing the wire 106 through a series of ornaments arranged forming a row, for example, as shown in figures 28 to 30. In One aspect of the invention, wire 106 may comprise a elongated rod or pin that can be used to penetrate or "thread" a plurality of ornaments. In another aspect of the invention, the rod 106 can be manufactured by means conventional, for example, by stretching, stamping or by laser, water jet, EDM cutting of a plate, among others procedures

According to one aspect of the invention, wire 106 it can be mounted in an integrated manner with structure 104, by example, by hard welding, welding or coupling to the structure 104 by means of mechanical fasteners. According Another aspect of the invention, wire 106 may not be mounted. integrated with structure 104, but it can be retained or captured in structure 104 by means of the mechanical interaction between wire 106, structure 104 and the ornament 102. For example, in one aspect of the invention, the ornaments 102 may be retained or captured in structure 104 by means of wire 106. Specifically, in one aspect in the that ornament 102 is larger than opening 108, when the ornament 102 is placed in opening 108 (for example, such as shown in figure 15) and wire 106 has been introduced through the bore 110, the contact between the wire 106 and the structure 104 may prevent the ornament 102 from leaving the opening 108, thus capturing ornament 102.

In one aspect of the invention, wire 106 can be manipulated to improve the capture of ornament 102 in the structure 104. In one aspect, the wire 106 may comprise a first end and a second end that may be coupled or joined together, for example, by simple twisting or by fusion medium (eg welding) or mechanical clamping, for provide ends 109 attached. In one example, ends 109 attached or twisted wire 106 can be coupled to the structure 104, for example, by welding or mechanical clamping. In Another aspect of the invention, the ends of the wire 106 may be deformed to minimize or prevent decoupling of wire 106 of one or more perforations 110 in the ornaments 102, for example, by beading the wire 106 or bending the end of the wire 106 with respect to an ornament 102 or with respect to the structure 104. In another aspect of the invention, the free ends of wire 106 may be attached to structure 104 by conventional means, for example, by welding or elements of mechanical fixation.

According to one aspect of the invention, different wires 106 may be associated with at least some of the openings 108, for example, different lengths of wires can be mounted in structure 104, projecting the individual wire through the opening 108, for example, in a manner similar to the way in which the post or pin 18 is projected into opening 16, as shown in figures 1 to 6. In one aspect of the invention, the length individual wire 106 can be fused with structure 104, for example, by welding or brazing, or coupled by medium of an adhesive. According to another aspect of the invention, the ornaments 102 can be mounted on different wires 106 of a similar to that shown in figures 3 to 5, for example, flexing the individual wires 106 from a first position, fundamentally coplanar to structure 104, to a second position, which forms an angle with the structure 104, by example, an angle? shown in figure 4. The ornament 102 can be mounted on individual wire 106 and then can flex the wire back to the first position, by example, as shown in figure 5 for the post or pin 18. According to one aspect of the invention, when mounting an ornament 102 of this way in wire 106, ornament 102 can be retained in the opening 108 by means of the wire 106 and at least one of the internal surfaces of the openings 108.

As explained above, aspects of the invention illustrated in Figures 13 to 15 can be applied to any one of the structures described in figures 1 to 12. For example, in relation to figures 1 to 8, one or more pins or posts 18 can be removed from the structures shown, and the ornaments shown can be mounted on their structures corresponding by means of a wire, for example, the wire 106 shown in Figures 13-15. So similar, in relation to the arrangements shown in the figures 9 to 12, one or more pins 58 can be removed in Figure 9, pins 68 in figure 10, pins 84 in figure 11 or pins 68 in figure 12 and its retention function may be provided by one or more wires 106 of Figures 13 to 15. In one aspect, pins 18, 58, 68 or 84 may be replaced by an individual wire mounted on the corresponding structure, by example, by welding; or one or more of the pins 18, 58, 68 or 84 may be replaced by one or more wires 106 that attach one or more ornaments as explained in relationship with figures 13 to 15. For example, figure 16 illustrates an aspect of the invention in which a wire is used for retain ornaments in a structure similar to structure 61 shown in figure 10.

As will be apparent to experts in the technique, according to aspects of the invention, the mounting arrangement of wire shown in Figures 13-15 provides the desired control over the placement and orientation of the ornaments 102 in a manner similar to the control provided by posts or pins 18 of figures 1 to 6. According to aspects of the invention, by providing an opening 108 in the plate 104 which is designed to complement the shape of ornament 102, the interaction of wire 106 (or pin 18) with ornament 102 and with the inner surface of the opening 108, the ornament 102 in a predetermined position and orientation, is say, with little or no influence of the force of gravity. In a aspect, the opening 108 is designed to complement each other precise by ornament 102, whereby ornament 102 interacts, stands against or comes into contact with the surface inside the opening 108, and the ornament 102 as desired.

Figure 16 is a plan view from behind of another arrangement or device 120 according to another aspect of the present invention For example, Figure 16 shows a view of the device 120 that normally would not be visible to the observer of the device 120. The arrangement 120 includes a plurality of ornaments 122 mounted on a structure 124 by means of one or several wires 126. Structure 124 is similar to structure 61 of Figure 10, but the pins 68 of the structure 61 and its function have been replaced by wire 126. Wire 126 can normally have all the attributes and mounting means of the wire 106 described in Figures 13 to 15. Ornaments 122 they can have all the attributes of ornaments 20, 22 described above and structure 124 can have all the attributes of structure 11 described above.

Figure 17 is a perspective view of a additional ornamental device 130 according to an aspect of the invention. The ornamental device 130 shown in Figure 17 is similar to the ornamental device 40 shown in Figure 8. The Figure 18 is an elevation view from the front of the appearance of the invention shown in figure 17, and figure 19 is a view in plant from above the aspect of the invention shown in the figure 17.

As shown in Figure 17, the device 130 includes a multi-opening cylindrical structure 132 which has a plurality of ornaments 134 and 136, for example, a plurality of ornaments 134 and / or a plurality of ornaments 136 mounted on openings 138. As shown more clear in figure 18, device 130 includes two rows 135 of Ornaments in a horizontal configuration. As shown in the Figures 20 and 21, in one aspect, one or more rows may be provided. According to one aspect of the invention, rows 135 can also be oriented vertically or at an oblique angle, by example, at approximately 45 degrees from an edge of the structure 132. It should be understood that any aspect of this invention shown herein may comprise rows, for example, rows similar to rows 135, which may be oriented horizontally, vertically obliquely or in a combination of these forms.

Although structure 132 is illustrated as a circular cylindrical structure 132, can also be cylindrical triangular, cylindrical rectangular, cubic, cylindrical hexagonal, octagonal, spherical and pyramidal cylindrical, among other forms. From similarly, although in figure 17 ornaments 134 are shown as multifaceted spheres and ornaments 136 are shown as multifaceted octagons, according to aspects of the invention, the ornaments 134 and 136 may be any one or more of the ornaments described above in relation to ornaments 20 and 22 shown, for example, in Figure 2. Also, the structure 132 may have one or more of the attributes, for example, be made from one or more of the materials, described above in relation to structure 11 shown in figure 1. As shown in figure 17, the openings 138 of structure 132 may normally have a shape triangular and have at least one post or pin (not shown) on the that ornaments 134 and 136 can be mounted, as is typical of aspects of the invention. As described previously in in relation to other embodiments, openings 138 in the structure  132 may take other forms, for example, the forms of openings shown in figures 9, 10 and 12, among others.

According to one aspect of the invention, ornaments 134 and 136 may be mounted on structure 132, as described above, according to aspects of the present invention. For example, at least one ornament 134 and / or 136, or three or more ornaments, can be mounted on a pin or post on the structure 132 in a similar or essentially identical way to the shown and described in relation to figures 1 to 6. For example, one or more ornaments can be mounted on structure 130 flexing the post or pin mounted on structure 132 from a first position to a second position, mounting the one or several ornaments and then flexing the post with one or several ornaments back to the first position. As is typical of the present invention, when the post with one or more ornaments is flexes again to the first position, one or more ornaments are retained by the pin and at least one side of a opening 138 of structure 132.

In another aspect of the invention, at least one ornament 134, 136 can be mounted on structure 136 of the device 130 by means of one or more wires (not shown) in a manner similar to that shown and described in relation to the Figures 13 to 16.

Figure 20 is an elevation view from in front of an additional ornamental device 140 according to one aspect of the invention. As shown in Figure 20, the device 140 includes a cylindrical structure 142 with multiple openings, which has a plurality of ornaments 144 and 146, similar to those ornaments 134 and 136 shown in and described in relation to the Figures 17 to 19, mounted in openings 148. Device 140 Ornamental shown in Figure 20 is similar to device 130 ornamental shown in figures 17 to 20, but has a unique row 145. According to aspects of the invention, ornaments 144 and 146 they can be mounted on structure 142 by means of pins or posts (not shown) or by means of one or several wires (not shown) as explained above.

Figure 21 is an elevation view from in front of another additional ornamental device 150 according to a aspect of the invention. As shown in Figure 21, the device 150 includes a multiple cylindrical structure 152 openings having a plurality of ornaments 154 and 156, similar to ornaments 134 and 136 shown in and described in relationship with figures 17 to 19, mounted in openings 158. The ornamental device 150 shown in figure 20 is similar to the ornamental devices 130 shown in figures 17 to 19, and device 140 shown in Figure 20, but with multiple rows of ornaments 155, for example, 6 rows, although they can Provide more or less rows 155. According to one aspect of the invention, rows 155 can also be directed vertically or forming an oblique angle, for example, of about 45 degrees relative to the edge of structure 152. According to aspects of the invention, ornaments 154 and 156 can be mounted on the structure 152 by means of pins or posts (not shown), or by middle of one or more wires (not shown), as has been explained above.

Figures 22 to 26 are perspective views of additional aspects of the invention. Figure 22 is a view in perspective of a lighting device 160 that has a 161 device of ornaments. According to aspects of this invention, the ornament device 161 may be similar to those arrangements and devices shown in figures 1 to 21. By example, as shown in figure 22, in one aspect, the device 161 of ornaments may be similar to devices shown in figures 17 to 21. As shown in figure 22, the lighting device 160 includes a lamp holder 162 supported by a current / support cord 163. The lamp holder 162 is adapted to support a bulb or light source similar 165 and is adapted to support the device 161 of ornaments In one aspect of the invention, the device 161 of ornaments can be mounted on lampholder 162 by means of a plurality of support posts 166. Support posts 166 they can be integrated with the lamp holder 162, for example, cast or forged as a single piece or soldiers, or posts 166 support can be mounted on lampholder 162 by mechanical fasteners. Similarly, device 161 of ornaments can be integrated with support posts 166, for example, the structure of the ornament device 161 may be cast or forged as a single piece or welded to the posts Support 166, or the ornament device 161 may be mounted on support posts 166 by mechanical fasteners. In one aspect of the invention, the ornaments of the device 161 of ornaments can comprise one or more colors, for example, one type of ornament can be green and the other type of ornament It can be pink. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the size, for example, the length or diameter of the lighting device 160, or, specifically, the ornaments device 161, may vary by location, the Design and use.

Figure 23 is a perspective view of another lighting device 170 having a device 171 of ornaments according to another aspect of the invention. The 171 device of ornaments may be similar to arrangements and devices shown in figures 1 to 21. For example, as shown in Figure 23, in one aspect, the ornament device 171 may be similar to the devices shown in figures 17 to 21. As shown in Figure 23, the device 23 of lighting includes a lamp holder 172 supported by a post 174 of current / surface mounted support 173. In an aspect of the invention, the lighting device 170 can be used for "lighting rails" (track lighting), that is, the Post 174 can be adapted to be mounted on an adjustable rail horizontal (not shown) mounted on top of device 170 of illumination. As shown in figure 23, the lamp holder 172 can be mounted in an adjustable way on the support post 174, the orientation direction of the lampholder can be varied 172, for example, lamp holder 172 can be mounted on the bracket 174 by means of a ball joint or similar connection. In one aspect of the invention, the lighting device 170 comprises a directional or orientable lighting device, For example, a focusable focus. According to one aspect, the address towards which the light of the device 170 can be directed lighting can be modified, for example, device 170 of lighting can be turned, for example, by means of a union of ball joint with post 174, to direct a beam of light to any desired location, for example, towards the ceiling, the floor, a wall, a nearby structure or a work of art, between other elements.

Lampholder 172 is adapted to support a bulb or source 175 of similar light and may be adapted to support the ornaments device 171. In a similar way to the lighting device 160 shown in Figure 22, in a aspect of the invention, the ornament device 171 can be mounted on the lamp holder 172 by means of a plurality of 176 support posts. The support posts 176 may be integrated with lampholder 172, for example, cast or forged forming a single piece or soldiers, or posts 176 of support can be mounted on lampholder 172 using mechanical fasteners Similarly, device 171 of ornaments can be integrated with support posts 176, by example, the structure of the ornaments device 171 can be cast or forged forming a single piece or welded to support posts 176, or ornaments device 171 may be mounted on support posts 176 by fasteners mechanics The lighting device 170 may also include one or more ornamental trims, such as sphere 179 multifaceted mounted on lampholder 172. In one aspect of the invention, ornaments in ornament device 171 can Understand one or more colors. It will be evident to the experts in the art that size, for example, length or diameter, of the lighting device 170, or, specifically, the ornaments device 171, may vary depending on the location, design and use.

The lighting device 170 shown in the Figure 23 exemplifies one of the advantages of aspects of the present invention compared to the prior art. Such as explained above, the lighting device 170 You can go to any desired location within a room. However, unlike the provisions of assembly of prior art ornaments, the change in address of the lighting device 170 has little or no impact on the position or relative orientation of the ornaments mounted on device 171. Unlike the assemblies of the prior art, in which ornaments can hang from hooks, chains or other devices in which the position u Ornament orientation can be drastically affected by gravity, aspects of the present invention, such as the lighting device 170, have little or no impact on the position or orientation of the ornaments when the Lighting device address. Due to the drastic variation of the position or orientation of the ornaments that can be the result of a change in device orientation, directional lighting devices are usually avoided or airships, such as spotlights. Aspects of the present invention provide new design opportunities for lighting directional.

Figure 24 is a perspective view of another lighting device 180 having a device 181 of ornaments according to another aspect of the invention. The device 181 of ornaments may be similar to arrangements and devices shown in figures 1 to 21. For example, as shown in Figure 24, in one aspect, the ornament device 171 may be similar to the devices shown in figures 1 to 6, 7A and 7B. For example, as shown in Figure 24, the device 181 of ornaments may comprise a plurality of panels 188 ornate, for example, ornate structure panels similar to the structure panels 14 shown in figures 1 and 2. As shown in Figures 7A and 7B, the panels ornamented can form pyramidal structures. As it shown in figure 24, according to an aspect of the invention, the ornate structure panels 188 can also form spheres  faceted, among other forms. In the aspect shown in the figure 24, triangular structure panels 188, similar to those panels 14 of figures 1 and 2, may form panels 20 triangular to give a faceted sphere. In the aspect shown in figure 24, the 20 triangular panels are complemented by a pyramidal structure at the top and bottom, being truncated the upper pyramidal structure to allow access to interior of the structure. It will be evident to experts in the technique that more or less panels can be used to vary the size, for example, the diameter, and the shape of the device 180 of lighting, or, specifically, the device 181 of ornaments, depending on location, design and use.

As shown in Figure 24, the lighting device 180 includes a lamp holder 182, mounted  inside a device 181, which is supported by a cord 184 of current / support. In one aspect of the invention, the device 180 lighting can be used for "rails lighting ", that is, cord 184 may be adapted to mount adjustable to a horizontal rail (not shown) mounted on top of the lighting device 180. The lamp holder 182 is adapted to support a bulb or light source similar (not shown) inside device 181, and the lamp holder 182 may be adapted to support the device 181 of ornaments In a similar way to the lighting device 160 shown in figure 22, in one aspect of the invention, the Ornament device 181 can be mounted on the lampholder 182 by a plurality of support clamps (no shown). The support clamps can be integrated with the socket 182, for example, cast or forged forming a single piece or welded, or support clamps can be mounted on lampholder 182 using mechanical fasteners. From similarly, the ornament device 181 may be integrated with the support clamps, the structure of the Ornament device 181 may be cast or forged forming a single piece or welded to the support clamps, or the Ornament device 181 may be mounted on the clamps of support by mechanical fasteners. In an aspect of the invention, ornaments of ornament device 181 can comprise one or more colors, for example, a type of ornament in device 181 it can be green and other type of ornament It can be pink.

Figure 25 is a perspective view of another lighting device 190 having a device 191 of ornaments according to another aspect of the invention. Again the Ornament device 191 may be similar to the provisions and ornament devices shown in Figures 1 to 21. For example, as shown in figure 25, in one aspect, the device 191 of ornaments may be similar to devices shown in figures 8 and 17 to 21. For example, as shown in figure 25, the ornament device 191 can comprising the device 140 shown in figure 20.

As shown in Figure 25, the lighting device 190 includes a lamp holder 192 mounted on top of ornamental device 191. Lampholder 192 can be mounted within a surface 193, that is, the lighting device 190 may comprise a device of lighting "with recesses". In one aspect of the invention, the lighting device 190 comprises a device of lighting with recesses powered by a cord electric (not shown) located behind surface 193. The Lampholder 192 is adapted to support a bulb or source 195 of similar light. Lampholder 192 may include a plate 196 ornamental. In one aspect of the invention, the device 191 of ornaments can be mounted on lampholder 192, by example, in ornamental plate 196, by conventional means.  For example, device 191 may be cast or forged. forming a single piece with lampholder 192, the device 191 may be welded to lamp socket 192 or device 191 can be mounted on lampholder 192 by means of fasteners mechanics In one aspect of the invention, the ornaments in the ornaments device 191 may comprise one or more colors.

Figure 26 is a perspective view of another lighting device 200 having a device 201 of ornaments suspended by chains or cords 207 according to another aspect of the invention. The ornament device 201 may be similar to the ornament devices shown in figures 1 to 21. For example, as shown in Figure 26, in a aspect, the ornament device 201 may be similar to those devices shown in figures 2, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 16. By example, as shown in figure 26, the device 201 of ornaments can comprise the device 90 shown in the figure 12.

As shown in Figure 26, the lighting device 200 includes a lamp holder 202 mounted on top of the ornamental device 201. The lampholder 202 may be mounted within a surface 203, that is, the lighting device 200 may also comprise a "with recess" light device. In one aspect of the invention, the lighting device 200 comprises a recessed light device powered by a power cord (not shown) located behind the surface 203. The lampholder 202 is adapted to support a bulb or source 205 of similar light. Lampholder 202 includes an ornamental plate 206. In one aspect of the invention, the ornament device 201 may be suspended from the ornamental plate 206 by means of chains or cords 207, for example, by at least one chain or cord 207. The chains 207 may comprise any elongate tensile element , for example, chain, cord, rope, wire, etc. The chains 207 may also comprise rigid elements such as posts or mounting rods. However, as shown in Figure 26, in one aspect, the chains 207 may comprise a plurality of ball chains. The ball chains may be mounted on the ornamental plate 206 and the device 201 by conventional means, for example, the chains 207 may be threaded through holes or holes in the ornamental plate 206 and the structure of the device 201, and may be suspended from these structures by means of connectors or larger diameter balls mounted on the ball chains. In one aspect of the invention, the length of the chain or cord 207, or other tensile element, for example, a pole or rod, can vary from about 0.125 inches
(0.318 cm) to approximately 6 feet (1.83 m), depending, among other things, on the size of the device. However, the length of the chain, the cord, the post or the rod 207 may normally range from about 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) to about 6 inches (15.24 cm). In one aspect of the invention, the device 201 may be mounted directly on the ornamental plate 206, for example, by mechanical fasteners, without the use of, for example, a chain or rod 207. In another aspect of the invention, the ornaments in the ornament device 201 they can comprise one or more colors.

Figure 27 is a perspective view of another lighting device 210 having a device 211 of ornaments according to another aspect of the invention. The device 211 of ornaments includes a 211A structure and a plurality of chains 217 of suspended ornaments having a plurality of 219 octagonal ornaments, although in aspects of the invention any type of ornament can be used, such as described above in relation to ornaments 20 and 22. The 217 chains of ornaments can be mounted on structure 211A by means of one or more posts, pins or wires, as it has been described above in relation to other aspects of the invention. The ornament device 211 may be similar to those devices described above and shown in figures 1 to 26. For example, as shown in Figure 27, in a aspect, the ornament device 211 may be similar to those devices shown in figures 2, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 26. For example, as shown in Figure 27, the device 211 of ornaments may comprise device 90, shown in Figure 12, or device 201, shown in Figure 26.

As shown in Figure 27, the device Lighting 210 includes a lampholder 212 mounted above the 211 ornamental device. Lampholder 212 can be mounted within a surface 213, that is, the device 210 of lighting can also comprise a lighting device "with recesses". In one aspect of the invention, the device Lighting 210 comprises a lighting device with recesses to which a power cord supplies power (not shown) located behind surface 213. Lampholder 212 is adapted to hold a bulb or source 215 of similar light. He Lampholder 212 includes an ornamental plate 216. In one aspect of the invention, the ornament device 211 may be mounted on ornamental plate 216 by means of mechanical fasteners, such as separators 214A and screws 214B. In an aspect of the invention, the length of the separators 214A can vary from approximately 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) to approximately 6 inches (15.24 cm), depending, among other things, on the size of the device. However, the length of the separators 214A can Normally vary from about 0.125 inches (0.318 cm) to 1 inch (2.54 cm). In one aspect of the invention, ornaments in the ornament device 211 may comprise one or more colors.

Figures 28, 29 and 30 are an elevation view from the front, a side elevation view and an elevation view from behind, respectively, of another ornaments device 220 according to another aspect of the invention. The provision 220 includes a plurality of ornaments 222, for example, a plurality of perforated ornaments, mounted on a structure 224 that has openings 223. Ornaments 222 may be mounted on the structure 224 by means of pins or posts, as it has been explained above, but, as shown in figure 30, in one aspect, ornaments 222 may be mounted on the structure 224 by means of one or more wires or rods 226 (see figure 30). In one aspect, ornaments 222 may be mounted on structure 224 by means of wires 226 of a fundamentally identical to the aspect of the invention shown in figures 13 to 16. For example, in one aspect, ornaments 222 can be mounted on structure 224 by assembling the perforations of ornaments 222 with wires 226 and then holding ornaments 222 in openings 223 by means of the interaction of the internal surface of openings 223 and the wire 226 to hold and orient the ornaments 222 in a default orientation.

According to aspects of the present invention, the ornaments 222 may comprise one or more of the ornaments described in connection with ornaments 20 and 22 above; the structure 224 may comprise a structure that has the attributes described in relation to structure 11 above; the openings 223 may comprise an opening of any shape adapted to accommodate an ornament 222; and wires 226 can comprise a wire, rod or filament with the characteristics described above in relation to wire 106. In a aspect of the invention, structure 224 may comprise a fundamentally flat structure, a cylindrical structure or a variety of three-dimensional shapes, for example, a sphere (by example, a faceted sphere), a pyramid, several polyhedra, and Any other conventional three-dimensional shape. However, as is shown more clearly in Figure 29, in one aspect, the structure 224 may comprise a perforated curved plate, in this case, with a sinusoidal shape as shown. According to one aspect of the invention, the radius of curvature of structure 224 can vary from about 1 inch (2.54 cm) to about 10 feet (3.04 m), depending, among other things, on the size of the device 220.

Figure 30 illustrates one of the multiple advantages of aspects of the present invention. As shown, the ornaments 222 of the device 220 are arranged in a way linear, that is, ornaments 222 are arranged in rows 225. According to aspects of the invention, arrange ornaments 222 in rows 225 can facilitate the assembly of the device 220. specific, by aligning ornaments 222 in rows 225 so that the perforations of ornaments 22 are essentially aligned, an assembler can pass a wire or rod 226 with greater ease through the openings to assemble the ornaments in openings 223. In one aspect of the invention, the passage or threading of the wire or rod 226 can be performed manually; in another aspect, the wire or the rod 226 can traverse or thread automatically, for example, by middle of a robotic manipulator. In the aspect of the invention shown in figures 28 to 30, ornaments 222 can be arranged in intertwined or crosslinked rows 225 of openings 223 diamond shaped, for example, to accommodate the shape octagonal ornaments 222. However, according to aspects of the invention, the openings 223 may be arranged and formed of any convenient way to accommodate the shape of the ornament 222 and alignment of the perforations of ornaments 222 for facilitate assembly. In one aspect of the invention, the alignment of ornaments 222 may not be linear, but the alignment of at least one of the ornaments 222 may vary from the linearity, as required by the desired design. For example, such as shown in figures 13 and 14 above, ornaments 222 they can be arranged in a curved way, for example, in a curved line or in a circular or elliptical pattern. In another aspect, the arrangement of ornaments 222 may include dislocations or displacements, for example, that have little or no linearity In one aspect of the invention, these provisions do not linear can be accommodated by manual threading of wire 226 or by passing two or more wires 226 through ornaments 222. Other arrangements of ornaments 222 and openings 223 will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

As those skilled in the art will appreciate, the characteristics and / or advantages of the mounting arrangements of ornaments, assembly procedures for ornaments and ornate devices described herein may apply and / or extend to any embodiment (for example, apply and / or expand to any part thereof).

Although several aspects of the present invention and have been described in detail in the This document will be evident to those skilled in the art relevant that various modifications, additions, can be made, similar substitutions and actions without going beyond the scope of the invention as defined in the following claims and their equivalent.

Claims (40)

1. An arrangement to mount an ornament decorative, which comprises at least one ornament that has at least a perforation; a structure that has at least one opening, the at least one opening having an internal surface; and at minus a mounting post that protrudes from the structure, having this one a first end mounted on the structure and a second free end, the second free end being adapted for insertion through the at least one piercing of the ornament; the ornament being retained by the mounting post and the internal surface of the opening. 2. The arrangement according to claim 1, in which the first end is mounted integrally with the structure. 3. The arrangement according to claim 1 or the claim 2, wherein the inner surface of the at least An opening comprises a continuous internal surface. 4. The provision according to any of the claims 1 to 3, wherein the at least one mounting post It comprises a flexible mounting post. 5. The arrangement according to claim 4, in which the flexible mounting post is adapted for flexion plastic and elastic. 6. The arrangement according to claim 4 or the claim 5, wherein the flexible mounting post is adapted for plastic bending from a first position to a second position for mounting the ornament. 7. The arrangement according to claim 6, in the one that the opening defines a plane, and in which the first position it is fundamentally parallel to the plane of the opening and the second position is fundamentally not parallel to the plane of the opening. 8. The provision according to any of the claims 1 to 7, wherein the opening comprises one of a circular opening, an elliptical opening, a polygonal opening and a triangular opening 9. The provision according to any one of the claims 1 to 8, wherein the at least one mounting post It comprises a plurality of mounting posts. 10. The provision according to any one of the claims 1 to 9, wherein the decorative ornament comprises one of an account, a crystal, a stone and a gem. 11. The provision according to any of the claims 1 to 10, wherein the decorative ornament comprises  a center of gravity and an axis, and in which the perforation in the ornament does not pass through the center of gravity of the ornament, and in which, when the ornament is mounted on the mounting post, the axis of the ornament forms an angle greater than 0 degrees with respect to the vertical 12. The arrangement according to claim 11, in which the axis of the ornament forms an angle greater than 5 degrees Regarding the vertical. 13. The arrangement according to claim 11 or claim 12, wherein the surface of the structure define a line that forms an angle \ varphi with respect to the vertical, and in which the axis of the ornament forms an angle? with respect to the vertical, and in which the angle? is approximately equal to angle \ varphi. 14. The provision according to any of the claims 11 or claim 12, wherein the surface of the structure defines a line that forms an angle \ varphi with the vertical, and in which the axis of the ornament forms an angle the with respect to the vertical, and in which the angle the does not is equal to angle \ varphi. 15. The provision according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the decorative ornament it comprises a center of gravity and an axis, and in which the perforation in the ornament does not pass through the center of gravity of the ornament, retaining the ornament by at least one post mounting and the internal surface of the opening in a default orientation primarily perpendicular to the post mounting when the ornament is mounted on the pole of mounting. 16. The provision according to any of the claims 1 to 15, wherein the ornament is retained additionally by an adjacent ornament. 17. The provision according to any one of the claims 1 to 16, wherein the mounting post comprises One of a wire and a pin. 18. The ornamental arrangement comprising the arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 17. 19. An ornamental arrangement according to claim 18, wherein the ornamental device comprises a lighting device 20. The ornamental arrangement according to claim 18, wherein the lighting device comprises  one of a lamp, a chandelier, a spotlight and a wall lamp wall. 21. The ornamental arrangement according to claim 19 claim 20, wherein the device lighting comprises a lighting device with recesses. 22. The ornamental arrangement according to a any one of claims 18 to 21, wherein the device  lighting comprises a lighting device dirigible. 23. The ornamental arrangement according to a any of claims 18 to 22, wherein the structure it comprises one of a fundamentally flat structure, a fundamentally cylindrical structure, a curved structure, a spherical structure, a pyramidal structure and a structure polyhedral 24. The ornamental arrangement according to any of claims 18 to 23, wherein the structure It comprises a structure suspended by at least one chain. 25. A procedure to mount an ornament decorative arrangement according to any one of the claims 1 to 17, the process comprising the flex the at least one mounting post from a first position  to a second position; mount the ornament on the at least one post mounting in the second position; flex the at least one post assembly that has the ornament to the first position; and retain the ornament in the at least one opening by means of the at least one mounting post and the inner surface of the at least one opening. 26. The method according to claim 25, wherein the flexion comprises one of an elastic flexion and a plastic bending 27. The method according to claim 25 or claim 26, wherein the opening defines a plane, and in the one that the first position of the mounting post is fundamentally parallel to a plane of the opening, and in which, in the second position, the mounting post is fundamentally not parallel to a opening plane. 28. The method according to claim 25 or claim 26, wherein flexing the mounting post from a first position to a second position comprises plasticly flex the mounting post, thus forming the post of mounting an angle of at least 5 degrees with respect to the plane of The opening. 29. The procedure according to any of the claims 25 to claim 28, wherein the procedure further comprises retaining the ornament in the opening by contact with an adjacent ornament. 30. An arrangement for mounting a plurality of decorative ornaments, the arrangement comprising a plurality of ornaments with a perforation each; a structure with a plurality of openings, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side, having each of the openings an internal surface and being adapted each of the openings to receive at least one of the ornaments; at least one mounting post, adapted to be inserted through the plurality of the perforations on the second side of the structure, each of the decorative ornaments being retained in one of the openings on the first side of the structure by middle of the at least one mounting post and the internal surfaces of the openings 31. The arrangement according to claim 30, wherein the at least one mounting post comprises a first end and a second end, and in which the first end is attached to the second end. 32. The arrangement according to claim 30 or claim 31, wherein the at least one mounting post It is attached to the structure. 33. The provision according to any one of the claims 30 to 32, wherein each of the openings is adapted to retain a plurality of ornaments, and in which the plurality of ornaments is retained in one of the plurality of openings 34. The provision according to any one of the claims 30 to 33, wherein at least one mounting post It includes a mounting post. 35. The provision according to any one of the claims 30 to 34, wherein the at least one mounting post It comprises one of at least one pin and at least one wire. 36. A procedure for mounting a plurality of decorative ornaments in the arrangement according to any one of claims 30 to 35, the process comprising the place at least one of the plurality of ornaments in at least one of the plurality of openings on a first side of the structure, being able to access the perforations of the ornaments from the second side of the structure, opposite the first side; pass on to minus one mounting post through a plurality of ornament perforations that can be accessed from the second side of the structure; and retain each of the plurality of ornaments in one of the plurality of openings by means of al minus a mounting post and the inner surface of the openings 37. The method according to claim 36, wherein the at least one mounting post comprises a first end and a second end, further comprising the procedure, after passing the at least one mounting post through of the plurality of ornament perforations, attach the first end to second end. 38. The method according to claim 37, wherein the coupling comprises a twisting operation or fusion. 39. The procedure according to any one of the claims 36 to 38, wherein the method comprises additionally attach the at least one mounting post to the structure. 40. The procedure according to any one of the claims 36 to claim 39, wherein the procedure further comprises retaining the ornament in the opening by contact with an adjacent ornament.